High Court to Determine Terms
Of Police Shield From Lawsuits

WASHINGTON -- The Supreme Court said it would decide when police officers are shielded from lawsuits that claim use of excessive force during arrests.

Separately, the high court rejected an appeal by Gerber Products Co. involving the procedures under which a class-action lawsuit can be moved from state to federal court. Also, the justices declined to review Qwest Communications International Inc.'s appeal that Washington state rules...